Monday, June 25, 2018

Reading A&P Terms Out Loud Helps Reading Comprehension | TAPP Episode 20


How many genes in the human genome? (3.5 min)
Free book of brain facts (2.5 min)
Expand the reach of this podcast (3.5 min)
Why students should read A&P terms out loud (10 min)

Binge much? (1 min)

 

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(0:43) New research increases the number of coding genes in the human genome up from around 19,000 or so genes to just over 21,000 genes.

 

 

(4:12) Brain Facts book: great summary of basic concepts of neuroscience (with great pictures).

  • Brain Facts (from Society of Neuroscience; has links to low- and high-resolution PDFs, audio files of previous editions, and requests for free print versions for educators)

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(6:50) I ask your help to spread the news and share this podcast with others who might be interested. Or complete strangers. Okay, maybe just folks you know who are actual A&P teachers or have related interests.

 

 

(10:23) It sounds wacky, for sure, but reading complex terms out loud before reading the textbook can helps speed up reading and improve comprehension.

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(20:57) Even if you've already heard them all, it's worth your while to listen again, starting at Episode 1 and working your way through. If you know you've missed some previous episodes, that's an even better reason to binge!

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Monday, June 11, 2018

Caring for Students Helps Them Succeed | TAPP Episode 19


Summer schedule reminder (< 1 min)
Giving slides to students (6 min)
Update on the TAPP APP (1.5 min)
Catch up with sleep on weekends (3 min)
Commit to caring for our A&P students (19 min)

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You've probably heard that students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. Hold that thought.

(0:42) Reminder: episodes released about twice a month during the summer.

Slide handout

(1:01) Students often want a copy of our slide presentation before class, so that they can take notes by simply annotating our slides. Is that a good idea?

(7:11) The easiest way to listen to (and follow) this podcast (TAPP Radio) is with the feature-rich TAPP APP

(8:58) Is it okay to sleep in on weekends to "catch up" with sleep lost during the week? Some new evidence from a large study.

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(11:20) Why Kevin is committing to take specific steps to show his students that he really cares about them. And how he is committing to care, no matter what.

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